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WikiAfrica Hour Episode #35 The Wikimedia Movement Beyond the Summit
by Donia ElDomiaty 24 May '24

24 May '24

Is the Wikimedia Summit at an end? How will affiliates move the Wikimedia Movement forward? What is the status of the Movement Charter? In this episode of WikiAfrica Hour, guest host Erina Mukuta will ensure that our guests answer some of these questions. After an action-packed last Wikimedia Summit in Berlin, the future of affiliate gatherings hangs in the balance. They will chat about the future of these events for Wikimedians and discuss the current status of the long-awaited Movement Charter. *Guests*: - Eva Martin <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Eva_Martin_(WMDE)> - Program Coordinator of WMDE - Ciell <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ciell> - MCDC - Richard Knipel <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pharos> - MCDC - Rajene Hardeman <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Windblown29> - Future Affiliate Gatherings Team - Aafi <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aafi> - Future Affiliate Gatherings Team Join the conversation LIVE *Today*, 24th May @ 4:00pm (UTC) YouTube link: https://bit.ly/WAHour35 On Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour/Episodes#Next_episode Get your questions ready! -- *Donia* WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator & Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator

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Launch of Africa Wiki Challenge 2024 Tomorrow
by Jael Boateng 23 May '24

23 May '24

Hello Wikimedians, You are invited to the official launch of the fourth(4th) edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>. The annual competition seeks to project information about Africa on Wikipedia and its sister projects. Over the past three years, the campaign has been organized under different themes including, "*Landmarks in Africa, Projecting Africa Culture, and African Free Continental Trade."* This year's theme "*Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century" *is in line with the African Union(AU) Day's theme. The AU under the African Union’s Agenda 2063 <https://au.int/en/agenda2063/overview> seeks to create revitalized, high-quality, and unified educational systems that meet the needs of Africa, generate acceptable attitudes, values, knowledge, and skills, and support the continent's participation in the international economy of knowledge. The objective of this year’s Africa Wiki Challenge <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> is to highlight and recognize the diverse educational perspectives in Africa, encouraging the sharing of information and expertise through engaging content contributions on Wikipedia. Are you ready to contribute your quota in bridging the content gap on Wikipedia? Join the launch as an individual, group, organizer, participant, or spectator as we officially launch the Africa Wiki Challenge 2024 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> globally! Speakers: Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh- Secretary General , UNESCO Ghana *ER Mohammed Yussif Umaru* -*Lecturer, University of Mines and Technology Ghana* Theme: *Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century* *Date: Friday 24th May, 2024* *Time:* *3:00 pm UTC* To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below https://rb.gy/ear90l *NB: There will be interpretation for our Francophone family* Best regards, Jael Serwaa Boateng Executive Director Open Foundation West Africa

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National Conference of Wikimedians in Nigeria
by Ammar Abdulhamid 22 May '24

22 May '24

Dear Wikimedians, We are delighted to announce the maiden edition of WikiConference Nigeria, the national conference of all Nigerian Wikimedians. WikiConference Nigeria, organized by a group of Wikimedia affiliates in Nigeria, will be held in Nigeria's capital Abuja from 12th to 15th September, 2024. The primary aim of the conference is to promote the growth and sustainability of Wikimedia projects in Nigeria, strengthen the relationship between various Wikimedia communities across the country, foster collaboration and engender cross-affiliate projects. The conference will also serve as a platform for capacity building, knowledge sharing and give room for aligning strategic discussions of Wikimedians in Nigeria to the Movement Strategy 2030. We invite all Wikimedians and individuals interested in open knowledge to join us for this maiden edition of the conference. *Programs* Do you want to present your work or project or run a workshop? The organizing team will seek for proposals for presentations, capacity building workshops as well as panel discussions. The conference will offer a wide range of session styles and flexible time slots. We will announce the details for Program submissions soon. *Travel scholarship* To support participation, scholarships for domestic travel are available. We will share the details for the scholarship application process soon. *Volunteers for Conference Committees* The conference organizing committee is looking for interested volunteers to join the various committees of the conference including Scholarship, Logistics, Communications, Program, and Partnership. The application is open at https://bit.ly/wikinigeria-call-for-volunteers. The deadline for committee volunteers applications is 28th May, 2024. We look forward to welcoming you in Abuja!. Kind regards, Ammar Abdulhamid, On behalf of the Conference Organizing Team

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Wikimedians of Slovakia 2023 annual activity report
by Matej Grochal 21 May '24

21 May '24

Dear community members you might enjoy reading the Wikimedians of Slovakia 2023 Activity Report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Slovakia/Reports/2023/en>. With best wishes Matej Grochal WMSK

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Wikimedi Italia = Board election
by Stefano Dal Bo (a.k.a. Ysogo) 20 May '24

20 May '24

Dear all, please be informed that during the annual assembly of Wikimedia Italia, held on May 18th, new board members were elected. The new board composition is: - Alessio Melandri, president - Ferdinando Traversa, vice-president - Elena Marangoni, secretary - Marta Cecilia Pigazzini, treasurer - Stefano Dal Bo, councillor The next board election will take place in Spring 2025. Best Regards Stefano Dal Bo WMI Board Councillor

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A new Signpost issue is out
by Andreas Kolbe 18 May '24

18 May '24

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Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ
by Željko Blaće 17 May '24

17 May '24

What is May 17th? The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics. The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. https://may17.org One year ago in 2020 we started QueeringW in hope #1 Queering Wikipedia conference would be happening with a year of delay...now we hope it is in 2022! Meanwhile we are "Together, we Resist, Support, and Heal" <https://twitter.com/may17org> Happy #May17 #IDAHOT #IDAHOTBITQ for those who celebrate and would support https://www.instagram.com/QueeringW @may17org <https://twitter.com/may17org> #IDAHOT <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDAHOT?src=hashtag_click> #IDAHOT2021 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDAHOT2021?src=hashtag_click> https://twitter.com/QueeringW

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[Wikimedia Research Showcase] May 15 at 16:30 UTC
by Kinneret Gordon 15 May '24

15 May '24

Hi all, The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed tomorrow, Wednesday, May 15, at 9:30 AM PST / 16:30 UTC. Find your local time here <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1715790600>. The theme for this showcase is *Reader to Editor Pipeline*. You are welcome to watch via the YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-8CbpcwGV8. As usual, you can join the conversation in the YouTube chat as soon as the showcase goes live. This month's presentations: Journey TransitionsBy *Mike Raish and Daisy Chen*What kinds of events do readers and editors identify as separating the stages of their relationship with Wikipedia, and which of these kinds of events might the Wikimedia Foundation possibly support through design interventions? In the Journey Transitions qualitative research project, the WMF Design Research team interviewed readers and editors in Arabic, Spanish, and English in order to answer these questions and provide guidance to WMF Product teams making strategic decisions. A series of semi-structured interviews revealed that readers and editors describe their relationships with Wikipedia in different ways, with readers describing a static and transactional relationship, and that even many experienced editors express confusion about core functions of the Wikimedia ecosystem, such as the role of Talk pages. This presentation will describe the Journey Transitions research, as well as present its implications for the sponsoring Product teams in order to shed light on the way that qualitative research is used to inform strategic decisions in the Wikimedia Foundation. Increasing participation in peer production communities with the Growth featuresBy *Morten Warncke-Wang and Kirsten Stoller*For peer production communities to be sustainable, they must attract and retain new contributors. Studies have identified social and technical barriers to entry and discovered some potential solutions, but these solutions have typically focused on a single highly successful community, the English Wikipedia, been tested in isolation, and rarely evaluated through controlled experiments. In this talk, we show how the Wikimedia Foundation’s Growth team collaborates with Wikipedia communities to develop and experiment with new features to improve the newcomer experience in Wikipedia. We report findings from a large-scale controlled experiment using the Newcomer Homepage, a central place where newcomers can learn how peer production works and find opportunities to contribute, and show how the effectiveness depends on the newcomer’s context. Lastly, we show how the Growth team has continued developing features that further improve the newcomer experience while adapting to community needs. Best,Kinneret -- Kinneret Gordon Lead Research Community Officer Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: April 2024
by Romaine Wiki 15 May '24

15 May '24

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Wikimedia CEE Meeting submission deadline reminder
by Caner Özyayıkçı 15 May '24

15 May '24

Dear all, I hope this message finds you well! This is a friendly reminder that the submission deadline for the Wikimedia CEE Meeting is approaching quickly. We encourage you to finalize your submission by May 31st. Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! -- Yılmaz Caner Özyayıkçı Member & Designer Wikimedians of Turkic Languages User Group Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey Wikimedia username: Kurmanbek [image: emailAddress] caner.ozyayikci(a)wmturkic.org [image: website] https://wmturkic.org/ [image: address] Türkiye (Turkey)

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